Rethinking Festival Travel: On the Road to Zero - presented by Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
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Rethinking Festival Travel: On the Road to Zero - presented by Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Speakers: Bethan Riach (onboard:earth), Maarten van 't Veld (ID&T), Jari van Werkhoven (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)
Moderator: Linda Vermaat
How can we make it as attractive as possible for festival visitors to travel emission-free to their favourite events? Since audience and artist travel account for up to 85% of a festival’s CO₂ footprint, collaboration within the mobility chain and experimentation are key.
What is this program about?
This panel explores how festivals can reduce travel emissions on a large scale. With this year’s Mysteryland as a case study from the Netherlands, we dive into opportunities such as scaling up public bus services, introducing electric festival buses, and developing postcode-based travel planners. Best practices and research findings from onboard:earth, Wilde Weide, Into The Great Wide Open and Mysteryland will be shared, alongside insights from government partners to accelerate sustainable mobility solutions.
Who is this program for?
This panel is presented by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and was designed for designed for event and festival professionals, sustainability managers, politicians and suppliers. This program is part of ADE Green, and can be accessed with an ADE Pro Pass or ADE Green Day Pass.
Conference FAQ
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Tickets for the specialist sessions, such as ADE Lab and ADE Green can be found on the ticket page closer to the date of ADE 2026.
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